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Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake.

From Claire Danes

Autism does exist on a spectrum, and there are so many manifestations of it, so many kinds of expressions of it. And every case is particular.

From Claire Danes

If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it.

From Claire Danes

Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism.

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Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.

From Claire Danes

Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

From Claire Danes

I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!

From Claire Danes

People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.

From Claire Danes

Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.

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I actually think in some ways that it might be more challenging to be bipolar because it's so mercurial - it's so ever-changing. You can't get any traction. You can't build on a system. Whereas, somebody who has Asperger's, which is certainly a much more forgiving expression of autism, can create models for coping and build on them over time.

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